Donald Trump and Elon Musk claim they’re saving billions through the Department of Government Efficiency’s mass purge of federal bureaucracy, but government spending has actually gone up since Inauguration Day.

The Department of Agriculture warned egg prices may increase more than 20% this year, after December saw a year-over-year increase of 36.8%.

Farmers across the country are preparing for economic pain after President Donald Trump announced plans to implement new tariffs starting next week.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins suggested some "short-term" fixes that could "immediately" help bring down the cost of eggs.

The USDA projects egg prices will surge another 41 percent this year. However, Rollins believes that within a year or two, prices will return to the $1.30 to $2 per dozen range observed during Trump’s first term from 2017 to 2021. In a news conference on February 24, she said “the bottom line for consumers…is that we will fix it.

WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — President Donald Trump said Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins will be doing “something” about rising egg prices throughout the U.S. “She’s going to do something with the eggs,” Trump said. “We inherited all the problems.” Trump made the comments on Friday.

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Agriculture Secretary Rollins said the plan includes a $500 million investment to strengthen biosecurity measures for farmers.

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins kicked off the 2025 Top Producer Summit on Tuesday morning, detailing her plan to advocate for trade. ‘We want to find market access for all our products,’ Rollins said.

During the first Cabinet meeting of Trump’s second administration, Elon Musk -- who is not a Cabinet member -- is seated to Trump’s back right. He does not have a seat at that table. Trump is seated directly across from Vice President JD Vance, while being flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.